tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5064245532508547927..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: House of PaineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-50941526302420520202012-08-17T08:20:04.742-05:002012-08-17T08:20:04.742-05:00Maybe we could do some sort of weighted average: J...Maybe we could do some sort of weighted average: Jane Calvert's book is one of only two on Dickinson, but it costs more than $100 in paperback and more than $50 as an ebook (imagine my surprise). So,in some ways, Dickinson is highly valued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-23974996090730769852012-08-16T16:20:42.347-05:002012-08-16T16:20:42.347-05:00I didn’t list John Keane’s book on Paine because i...I didn’t list John Keane’s book on Paine because it was first published in 1995. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-48910758706642334772012-08-16T02:05:01.173-05:002012-08-16T02:05:01.173-05:00Awesome blog post title... Awesome blog post title... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340710351334558397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-7592891739159084302012-08-16T01:43:45.859-05:002012-08-16T01:43:45.859-05:00Wow, I'm really surprised that you didn't ...Wow, I'm really surprised that you didn't mention John Keane's "Tom Paine: A Political Life" in your list of Paine histories. Were you not aware of it? It was published in 2003.<br /><br /><br />http://johnkeane.net/books/tom-paine-a-political-life/about-the-bookPacificushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058712719235762139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-64091425793834250242012-08-15T20:19:28.400-05:002012-08-15T20:19:28.400-05:00I think Paine qualifies as an American Founder bec...I think Paine qualifies as an American Founder because of the influence of his wartime writings, his work for the Continental Congress, and his part in setting up Pennsylvania’s first independent government. But I don’t confine my definition of the Founders to just those men who signed one of the four major founding documents, as some do. <br /><br />I also want to clarify that I'm not arguing that Paine is <i>over</i>studied. He's clearly an influential writer who was active during interesting times in three different countries. I just don’t think he’s neglected or forgotten.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-60574958774525300822012-08-15T15:28:51.685-05:002012-08-15T15:28:51.685-05:00Founding Father? I think not; but a truly interest...Founding Father? I think not; but a truly interesting figure. For sometime now I have tried to unearth the link between publisher/printer Robert Bell and Thomas Paine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361126337410286105noreply@blogger.com